Gregorio Penalver

Gregorio Penalver (14 July 1902-16 September 1960) was a Colonel of the Dominican Army who was killed during a failed coup attempt against Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship.

Biography
Gregorio Penalver Garcia was born on 14 July 1902 in Constanza, Dominican Republic to a Catholic family. Penalver joined the Dominican Army and rose in the ranks of the army under the regime of Rafael Trujillo, although he was secretly a communist sympathizer. Penalver allied with other leftist elements in the military in preparation for a coup d'etat against Trujillo in 1960, but his treachery was discovered by the right-wing elements of the military, and Penalver was arrested and executed by firing squad.